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Newly Freed Merchant of Death Viktor Bout Mocks The West For Having 72 Genders
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Newly Freed Merchant of Death Viktor Bout Mocks The West For Having 72 Genders

"Not just gay people and normal people, but 72!"

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Ben Domenech
Dec 12, 2022
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Mark Galeotti.

After a quiet swap in the United Arab Emirates, Brittney Griner is out of a Russian prison while the Russian arms dealer and presumed intelligence asset Viktor Bout is out of a US one. A little glimmer of humanity amid Cold War 2.0, or a dangerous hostage exchange with Moscow getting the best of the deal? Sadly, this is more the latter.

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